How to disable cache in android webview?

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In my android webview my webpage is loading even without internet because of cache, so i want to disable cache in android webview, can anyone help me how to do this?

I am using following lines in my webview, but still i am not able to disable cache.

     myBrowser.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);
     myBrowser.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(false);

Please suggest me if there are some other methods

possible duplicate of Android Webview - Completely Clear the Cache — Arda Yigithan Orhan
– Arda Yigithan Orhan, Commented Jan 11, 2014 at 7:45

Edric · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-24 19:07:30Z

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Please add below code

mWebView.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(false);
mWebView.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);

Please remove app from history task and test its working.

edited Dec 24, 2020 at 19:07

Edric

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answered Jul 10, 2015 at 10:11

Piyush

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sud007 Over a year ago

Works like a charm! I was having an issue with a payment gateway not updating the Amount in case user presses BACK and updates the order value. Now it works!

Hobbes the Tige Over a year ago

Can't thank you enough! Too much time wasted on this!

Vélimir Over a year ago

It seems setAppCacheEnabled is now deprecated. Does anyone know what replaced it..?

Inliner Over a year ago

@Sho Hi, if it is still the issue, try this - stackoverflow.com/questions/62354423/… and here is info from javadoc: The Application Cache API is deprecated and this method will become a no-op on all Android versions once support is removed in Chromium. Consider using Service Workers instead. See web.dev/appcache-removal for more information.

Mellson · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-22 06:46:43Z

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Just after creating your webview, before loading any pages, you can clear the cache.

myBrowser.clearCache(true) - the boolean indicates if you wish to delete the cached files on disk as well.

The documentation is here if you wish to dig further.

answered May 22, 2014 at 6:46

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sud007 Over a year ago

I applied that without having to look for on SOF and Is correct but unfortunately doesn't work for me that way. Answer by @Piyush above did.

BSQ Over a year ago

Perfect solution !

MSD · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-25 11:11:42Z

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I had the same problem. Even though I had the below two lines, my webview was still loading old data.

webview.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(false); webview.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);

My mistake was, i had this cache related settings after I called the loadUrl() on webview. After I moved these cache settings ahead of loadUrl(), i had everything working as expected.

answered Jun 25, 2019 at 11:11

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MD. Shafiul Alam Biplob · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-05 20:56:41Z

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 webView.clearCache(true)
 webView.clearHistory()
 webView.settings.cacheMode = WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE;

Those 3 methods before the loadUrl method worked for me. Don't forget to clear the app storage or uninstall the app completely to test for the first time.

answered Aug 5, 2023 at 20:56

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